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Zero Dark Thirty: BD Review

Jessica Chastain and Kathryn Bigelow team up for one of the most suspeneful war movies in recent memory....

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The Devil's in the Details: BD Review

The pitfalls of Ray Liotta posing as a believable psychiatrist is the least of this crime drama's problems....

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A Man Escaped: BD Review

Robert Bresson's late-career masterpiece finally gets a new lease on life on this Criterion Blu-ray edition....

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Rise of the Guardians: BD Review

You'd think that with all of Santa Claus' influence and pull he'd be able to somehow make Rise of the Guardians a better movie....

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Killing Them Softly: DVD Review

This Brad Pitt hitman drama got slammed by American audiences - does it deserve its bad rap...?

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All Together: DVD Review

Jane Fonda and Geraldine Chaplin get frisky in their golden years in this French-language dramedy import....

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Hyde Park on Hudson: BD Review

It's clear very early on why this FDR biopic was unable to garner any critical or box office traction....

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The Nativity Story: BD Review

A familiar tale gets new life on this new high-def edition....

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Best of Warner Bros.: Romance - 20 Film Collection: DVD Review

This monster DVD set is loaded with classic movies, but you already probably own at least two or three of them on Blu-ray...

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Repo Man: BD Review

Alex Cox's cult favorite finally gets the Criterion high-def treatment it has deserved for so many years....

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Naked Lunch: BD Review

Cronenberg adapts the 20th century's great unadaptable novel, and the results - now in high-def - are extraordinary....

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Gate of Hell: BD Review

This Oscar-winning tragic romance doesn't boast any bonuses, but it looks like a million bucks on its Criterion Blu-ray debut...

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A Haunted House: BD Review

Nick Swardson and Marlon Wayans do what they can, but A Haunted House plays like a grade-Z Scary Movie rip-off....

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The Sorcerer and the White Snake: BD Review

Jet Li takes to the sky in this ambitious but bloated martial arts actioner....

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At the Gate of the Ghost: BD Review

Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon gets remade for the modern age, but the magic's gone...

In Another Country: DVD Review

This Cannes favorite starring Isabelle Huppert is strange and beautiful....

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Not Fade Away; BD Review

David Chase's post-Sopranos drama has its moments, but actually fades away pretty quickly....

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Richard III: BD Review

Criterion unleashes their first Olivier Shakespeare Blu-ray, and it's a VistaVision knockout....

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Jurassic Park: 3D BD Review

This 20th anniversary edition of the dino classic is without question worth the double-dip....

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Promised Land: BD Review

This Gus Van Sant/Matt Damon reteaming is no classic, but it's probably a lot better than you'd expect....

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Mama: BD Review

Jessica Chastain gets scary and the results are surprisingly interesting - just don't piss 'Mama' off if you don't have to....

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Band of Outsiders: BD Review

Godard's cheeky classic gets a Criterion spruce-up on this gorgeous new high-def edition....

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The Guilt Trip: BD Review

Rogen and Streisand hit the road, and the comedic results are far more entertaining than they have any right to be...

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The Great Escape: BD Review

The Steve McQueen classic goes Blu, but this isn't the definitive high-def edition of the movie fans have been hoping for....

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Jubal: BD Review

Criterion does its best with this Delmer Daves western, but it can't quite bring the movie to life...

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Liz & Dick: DVD Review

It's worse than you think....

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Safe Haven: BD Review

It's early to say for sure, but Safe Haven has what absolutely must be the most ludicrously insane plot twist of 2013....

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The Verdict: BD Review

Paul Newman's courtroom masterpiece gets a sturdy upgrade to high-definition....

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Crimewave: BD Review

This long-lost collaboration between Sam Raimi and the Coen brothers is intriguing, though definitely not as fun as it should be....

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The Rabbi's Cat: BD Review

This uniquely complex animated import is visually stunniing and maybe just a bit too narratively oblique for its own good...

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The Henry Fonda Film Collection: DVD Review

The legend shines strong on this giant box set, but if anything, it proves that Henry Fonda's output deserves a Blu upgrade....

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My Neighbor Totoro: BD Review

The film that is perhaps Miyazaki's most striking finally gets the Blu-ray release fans have been waiting for....

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Come Undone: DVD Review

This DVD re-release promises dancing go-go boys and novelty snowflakes, but never delivers....

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Identity Thief: BD Review

Even if it's just a throwaway yuk-fest, Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman make Identity Thief a road trip worth taking...

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Medium Cool: BD Review

Criterion absolutely nails their high-def presentation of Haskell Wexler's counter-culture classic....

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Dark Skies: BD Review

Sometimes you just wish those aliens would just hurry up and abduct these idiots already....

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Barrymore: BD Review

Christopher Plummer astounds as acting legend John Barrymore, but is this filmed drama as good as its headlining performance....?

Ultimate Gangsters Collection - Classics: BD Review

This Gangster Classics box set actually lives up to its title - it's one of the better high-def box sets of the year so far....

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The Burning: BD Review

Cropsy and pals provide more gory fun than ever on this wonderful high-def edition of the slasher classic....

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Howl's Moving Castle: BD Review

Another MIyazaki classic makes its way to high-def...

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Wild Strawberries: BD Review

Bergman's classic takes on new life thanks to this sumptuous Criterion Blu-ray upgrade....

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Lore: DVD Review

This WWII drama is often stunningly provocative - if only it wasn't so uneven....

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If I Were You: DVD Review

Marcia Gay Harden gives it her best, but she can't save this limp Lifetime-esque indie comedy from its trite plainness...

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Safety Last: BD Review

The Harold Lloyd silent comedy classic comes to vivid high-def life on Criterion's new Blu-ray edition...

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Dead Souls: DVD Review

This exercise in evil real estate isn't perfect, but it provides some nominal horror thrills...

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The Numbers Station: BD Review

John Cusack really wants the codebreaking suspense of The Numbers Station to work, but things never totally come together....

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The Emperor's New Groove / Kronk's New Groove: BD Review

One of Disney's most underappreciated animated titles - and its so-so sequel - finally make the journey to high-def....

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Marketa Lazarova: BD Review

The greatest Czech movie ever? Perhaps....

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Atlantis - The Lost Empire/Milo's Return: BD Review

This Disney animated 2-pack probably should have remained lost....

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Shoah: BD Review

Criterion outdoes itself with this exceptional high-def edition of what is probably the most important documentary film ever made....

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